On A Cloudless Day, What Happens To Most Of The Visible Light Headed Toward Earth?

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On A Cloudless Day, What Happens To Most Of The Visible Light Headed Toward Earth?

B. On a day with complete cloud cover, what happens to the visible light headed toward Earth? C. What happens to the energy that the ground absorbs in the form of visible sunlight? D. The greenhouse effect raises Earth's surface temperature (from what it would be otherwise) because the infrared light radiated by Earth's surface __________.
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A.It reaches Earth's surface, where some is reflected and some is absorbed. B.The clouds reflect much of it back to space, though some still reaches the surface. C.It is returned upward in the form of infrared light. D.is temporarily absorbed by greenhouse gases and then reemitted in random directions.
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